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Science worksheets for Class 6 — with answers
Free CBSE Class 6 science worksheets: food and nutrition, materials and separation, living things, motion and measurement, light and shadows, electricity and magnets, water and air — with answers.
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Food and nutrition (Class 6) Materials and separation (Class 6) Living things and our body (Class 6) Motion and measurement (Class 6) Light, shadows and reflection (Class 6) Electricity and magnets (Class 6) Water and air (Class 6)
Food and nutrition Class 6 · Worksheet 1 · set 89
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Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself? Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C? Name two foods rich in proteins. Lack of iron causes ______. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears? Lack of iodine causes ______. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. Name an animal that eats only plants.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
carbohydrates A proteins scurvy e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer anaemia iodine solution — blue-black goitre an omnivore e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 89
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Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water? Name a material that is transparent. Which method separates stones from rice by hand? Butter is separated from curd by ______. Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea? Name a material that floats on water. Which method separates iron pins from sand? Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______. What is it called when heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid? Name a material that is opaque.
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
soluble e.g. glass, clean water, air handpicking churning filtration (using a strainer) e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball using a magnet sieving sedimentation e.g. wood, cardboard, metal TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 89
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How does an earthworm move? The bones that protect our heart and lungs form the ______. The joint in our knee is a ______ joint. Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves? Why do fish have gills? Name three things all living things do. Name two non-living things. How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______.
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles rib cage hinge to lose less water to breathe oxygen dissolved in water e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete e.g. stone, chair long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat tap habitat TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 89
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1 m = ______ cm What is the SI unit of length? Name one means of transport used in water. What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? Why should we not use a hand span to measure length? The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. 1 km = ______ m The motion of a swing is ______ motion. What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? How many millimetres are in 1 cm?
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
100 metre (m) e.g. boat, ship directly above the mark (not from the side) hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit circular 1000 periodic (oscillatory) circular / periodic 10 TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 89
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When is your shadow the shortest? What three things are needed to make a shadow? Why is a shadow always black? A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. Light travels in a ______ line. The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. What is the image in a pinhole camera like? Name an object that is translucent. Objects that give out their own light are called ______. Is the Moon luminous?
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
at noon, when the Sun is overhead a source of light, an opaque object and a screen because no light reaches that area opaque straight reflection upside down (inverted) e.g. butter paper, frosted glass luminous No — it reflects sunlight TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 89
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What does a switch do? Which materials are attracted by a magnet? Why are electric wires covered with plastic? Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. Name the two poles of a magnet. A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______. A complete path for electric current is called a ______. Name two conductors. The two ends of a cell are called ______. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
it opens or closes a circuit magnetic materials — iron, nickel, cobalt plastic is an insulator — it keeps us safe from shocks repel; attract north pole and south pole cell circuit e.g. copper, iron, aluminium terminals (positive and negative) north–south TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 89
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What is the water cycle? Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. Which gas do plants take in to make food? Name two ways to save water. Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass? Name something that shows air is present around us. The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. What are the three states of water? Which gas makes up most of the air? Which gas in air do we need to breathe?
✅ Answer key — Water and air
the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain rainwater harvesting carbon dioxide e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater the oxygen inside gets used up e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite atmosphere solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) nitrogen (about 78%) oxygen TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Are these worksheets based on the CBSE syllabus? Yes — they follow the topics of the NCERT Class 6 science book (food, materials, living things, motion, light, electricity, magnets, water and air).
Are these worksheets free? Yes — print them or save as PDF free. Every worksheet has an answer key.
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